Velma Arledge Jones Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Velma Arledge Jones (Denham Springs, Louisiana), who passed away at the age of 83, on January 18, 2026. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Velma Arledge Jones to show support.
She was predeceased by: her husband Larry Bruce Jones; her parents, Lawrence Arledge and Lizzie Arledge; and her siblings, Dudley Arledge and Mertis Arledge Edwards.
She is survived by: her children, Allison Thornton and Alton Dale Thornton, Jr. (Kerry); her grandchildren, Caleb Thornton (Kaylen), Cole Thornton (Adele), Caroline Bertrand (Alex), Katherine Olinde, James Olinde and Anna Olinde; her great grandchildren, Sophia, Henry Thornton and Charlotte Bertrand; her sister Helen Arledge Harris; and her siblings-in-law, Wendy Pariga Arledge and William Rader Edwards. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
